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November  10,  1923 
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EMBURY  is  one  of  the  old¬ 
est  names  in  America,  and 
has  always  stood  for  solid  worth. 
In  the  lantern  business,  the  name 
Embury  is  living  up  to  its  tradi¬ 
tions. 
The  present  Embury  Supreme 
line  is  the  result  of  years  of  experi¬ 
ence.  Wherever  it  was  possible 
to  make  an  improvement  in  the 
matters  of  convenience,  long  ser¬ 
vice,  more  light,  Embury  experts 
have  made  it;  and  the  Embury 
Supreme  line  today  embodies  the  best  that  is  known  in  lantern 
manufacture. 
No.  160  Embury  Supreme  is  one  of  the  best  looking  lanterns 
made,  and  as  good  as  it  looks.  Ask  the  storekeeper  to  show 
it  to  you;  see  how  solid  and  strong  it  is,  turn  up  the  wick  and 
notice  the  extra  finger  room,  look  at  the  solid  dome  with  no 
holes  to  admit  dirt  or  rain.  Burns  35  hours,  and  the  improved 
burner  gives  20%  more  light. 
Price  $150 
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ORGANIZED 
CO-OPERATION 
A  NEW  BOOK  By  JOHN  J.  DILLON 
(1)  How  has  the  need  of  farm 
co-operation  developed? 
(2)  What  is  organized  co-opera¬ 
tion,  and  how  does  it  differ  from 
the  ordinary  help  of  neighbors 
among  each  other? 
(3)  What  are  the  principles  of 
organization  and  practice  best 
suited  to  success  in  f  rganized  co¬ 
operation? 
(4)  How  may  organized  co-oper¬ 
ation  serve  the  farmer  in  the  mar¬ 
keting  of  crops  so  as  to  return  him 
a  fair  price  and  an  equitable  share 
of  the  consumer’s  dollar? 
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community  taken  advantage  of  it? 
Second :  I  would  suggest  that  the  State 
stiffen  up  in  regard  to  teachers’  permits. 
The  first  element  of  a  good  school  is  the 
teacher,  the  most  important  element,  but 
one  not  much  considered  in  the  Downing 
bill.  There  are  now  in  the  State  a 
greatly  increased  number  of  trained 
teachers.  The  normal  schools  last  June 
reported  the  largest  classes  graduating 
in  a  number  of  years.  Again  in  Septem¬ 
ber  they  reported  large  entering  classes. 
Salaries  are  good,  no  trouble  here.  We 
must  and  can  get  well-trained  teachers 
for  our  rural  schools.  The  State  must 
stop  the  weak  and  invidious  practice  of 
issuing  permits  to  those  who  wish  lo 
teach  without  spending  any  time  in 
preparation.  If  a  school  trustee  asks  for 
a  permit  for  his  neighbor’s  daughter,  who 
is  a  nice  girl  just  graduating  from  high 
school,  the  State  must  refuse.  Would  you 
allow  your  neighbor’s  son,  who  is  a  nice 
young  man,  to  come  in  and  treat  you  for 
typhoid  fever?  I  am  fond  of  these  girls, 
and  realize  that  many  of  them  would 
make  splendid  teachers  if  they  would 
spend  two  years  more  in  learning  how  to 
do  it.  It  is  not  fair  to  have  them  learn 
on  the  children.  It  is  not  fair  to  those 
other  nice  girls  who  are  spending  two 
years  in  getting  this  training  and  who  re¬ 
ceive  very  little  more  salary. 
Another  element  making  for  school  suc¬ 
cess  is  the  school  officers.  Hundreds  of 
rural  people  are  now  discussing,  criticis¬ 
ing,  suggesting  what  is  to  be  done.  They 
are  thinking  hard  about  the  schools.  I 
am  suggesting  that  these  people  can  help 
their  own  local  schools  by  being  willing  to 
act  as  school  officers.  Try  it  a  year  in¬ 
stead  of  just  talking  about  it. 
A  RURAL  SCHOOL  TRUSTEE. 
Observations  on  the  Cortland  Apple 
I  have  no  monetary  interest  in  the 
Cortland  apple,  but  the  other  day  I  saw 
it  growing  at  Ivinderhook  in  the  orchard 
of  Mr.  William  Hotaling,  and  I  was 
agreeably  surprised  at  what  I  saw.  In 
the  first  place,  the  New  York  State  Agri¬ 
cultural  Experiment  Station  has  never 
really  boosted  its  product.  In  fact,  it  has 
rather  leaned  over  backwards  in  its  ef¬ 
forts  at  conservatism.  Accordingly  the 
Cortland  apple  is  said  to  be  about  10  days 
later  in  season  than  McIntosh.  Now  for 
our  story. 
On  September  6  we  were  in  a  McIn¬ 
tosh  orchard  adjacent  to  the  Cortland 
trees  that  enter  into  this  account,  and  the 
owner  was  at  that  time  well  into  his  Mc¬ 
Intosh.  Exactly  four  weeks  later,  Oc¬ 
tober  4,  we  were  again  in  the  vicinity, 
and  this  time  the  Cortland  apples  were 
just  ready  to  be  picked.  And  yet  that  is 
not  all,  for  the  apples  were  hanging  tena¬ 
ciously.  Under  one  tree  that  was  carry¬ 
ing  between  three  and  four  bushels  of 
fruit  were  lying  five  or  six  apples,  while 
other  varieties  nearby  were  dropping  bad¬ 
ly,  due  to  a  20-mile  wind  that  was  whip¬ 
ping  through  the  orchard. 
And  the  very  interesting  thing  about 
the  Cortland  apples  that  were  on  the 
ground  was  that  the  stems  were  torn  out 
and  left  clinging  to  the  twigs.  In  other 
words,  the  Cortlands  that  had  dropped 
had  been  literally  torn  from  the  trees  by 
the  whipping  of  the  wind. 
I  was  also  surprised  to  observe  the 
firmness  of  the  apple.  McIntosh  will  not 
tolerate  rough  handling,  yet  I  am  of  the 
opinion  that  Cortland  will  stand  as  much 
handling  as  most  average  Winter  varie¬ 
ties.  This  is  a  point  that  has  not  been 
emphasized  before,  and  which  is  worth  a 
good  deal. 
Mr.  Hotaling  plans  to  let  the  apples 
hang  on  one  of  the  trees  to  see  just  how 
long  they  will  stay.  In  another  month  or 
two  we  ought  to  know  ! 
As  far  as  appearance  is  concerned,  we 
must  say  in  all  fairness  to  McIntosh  that 
Cortland  is  not  any  more  beautiful  than 
the  former.  Indeed,  that  would  be  prac¬ 
tically  impossible.  Yet  Cortland  had  the 
same  red  color  and  the  same  bluish  bloom 
of  its  maternal  parent  and  was  handsome 
enough  for  anybody.  What  the  future  of 
this  new  variety  is  to  be  I  do  not  know, 
but  I  cannot  help  feeling  that  it  may 
amount  to  something.  H.  B.  T. 
Japanese  Barberry  from  Seed 
Will  you  inform  me  the  proper  way  to 
handle  Thunberg’s  barberry  seed  for  ger¬ 
mination?  C.  w.  M. 
Arendtsville,  Pa. 
In  the  nursery,  seed  of  the  barberry  is 
sown  or  stratified  in  flats  in  the  Fall,  and 
left  out  of  doors,  or  is  sown  broadcast  in 
beds.  With  especially  valuable  varieties 
the  seed  is  sown  in  beds  in  the  green¬ 
house,  but  the  ordinary  out-of-door  treat¬ 
ment  will  be  found  generally  satisfactory. 
H.  B.  T. 
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